By Rebecca Juntunen You don’t have to walk too far in Pensacola to find a homeless man or woman standing on the roadside. It isn’t uncommon, either, to see them huddled on park benches or sleeping in other temporary shelters around the city. Pensacola State College’s AmeriCorps VISTA program is taking strides to change this wretched reality. AmeriCorps VISTA is...
‘The Great Gatsby’ Student Performance at Ashmore
By: Rebecca Juntunen Viewing the world through rose-colored glasses is one thing, but viewing it through a kaleidoscope creates a whole new outlook of the people in it. Be prepared to confront this outlook if you plan to attend this weekend’s showing of “The Great Gatsby”. The production, staged by the Pensacola State College Theater program, is Simon Levy’s adaptation...
PSC Softball Finally Plays Home Game
By: Ally Doty The Pensacola State College Softball Coach, Brenda Pena, and her squad of fourteen ladies hosted a double header with Bishop State Community College Tuesday, Feb. 25 on a rare day in Pensacola where the sun shined brightly and temperatures reached mid-sixties to early seventies. PSC softball rarely had games at home due to unexpected rainy weather that...
2014 Pirate Invitational
By: Ally Doty The 2014 Pirate Baseball Invitational took place Saturday, Feb. 22 through Monday, Feb. 24where the Pensacola State College baseball team welcomed four out of city teams and battled their way through the weekend. PSC first played on Saturday morning against the Rend Lake Warriors from Illinois. Rend Lake scored two early runs in the first inning and...
Artist Jo Stealey visits PSC; work on display at Switzer Center
by Savana Morie Students and faculty of Pensacola State College came together last Thursday, Feb. 20, to honor this year’s Switzer Distinguished Artist Jo Stealey, who considered the honor an “absolute thrill.” The reception, which began at 6 p.m in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts on the Pensacola campus, was free to anyone wanting an inside look...
PSC Women’s Basketball Head Coach to Resign
By: Ally Doty Leah Drury, the women’s head basketball coach for Pensacola State College, announced her resignation today, Feb. 26, at the Hartsell Arena, which has been her home for the last two years of her coaching career. The event started out lightly, when Bill Hamilton stepped up to the podium and knocked over the back-drop banner on...
SGA Presents ‘Catching Fire’ to Student Body
By: Rebecca Juntunen On Thursday, February 20th, PSC’s main campus student center offered a free mini movie theater experience to students, complete with free drinks, popcorn, and snacks. Students settled down at tables and couches in front of a huge projector screen, to watch “Catching Fire”— a film adaption of the second book in Suzanne’s Collins “Hunger Games” series....
Gallery Night, Pensacon a hit with visitors, cosplayers and fans
by Alexis Lugo Pensacon and cosplay enthusiasts livened up Gallery Night on Palafox Street on Feb. 21 with theme parties and costumes. Venues such as O’Riley’s, World of Beer and Emerald City hosted a “Harry Potter,” “Game of Thrones” and costume party, respectively. As Gallery Night carried on with its trademark art, music and food, fans dressed as characters from...
Oscar-nominated short films featured at Gulf Breeze theatre
by SA McMillan The Academy Awards are the highest honor bestowed upon filmmakers in the United States, and Movies 4 Cinema in Gulf Breeze has a treat not often seen—The Academy Award Nominated Short Films, both live action and animated. “There are five films in each category ranging from whimsical family films to serious foreign dramas,” said Dylan Carroll, the manager and projectionist...
For Pensacon, third time’s a charm with celebrities, parties and strong interest
by Ben Sheffler The third ever Pensacon has been a long time coming, but the Feb. 21-23 festivities could prove to be worth the wait. The event incorporates celebrity guests and memorabilia from many genres, including sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comics, anime and gaming. “We’ve got a lot of guests coming in from a lot of different shows that are very...